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== Information ==
 
== Information ==
 
* [http://www.wise-uranium.org/ WISE Uranium Project] - WISE Uranium Project is part of World Information Service on Energy. It covers the health and environmental impacts of nuclear fuel production
 
* [http://www.wise-uranium.org/ WISE Uranium Project] - WISE Uranium Project is part of World Information Service on Energy. It covers the health and environmental impacts of nuclear fuel production
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* [http://uranium-network.org uranium network] <small><small>English/German</small></small>
 
* [http://uraniumwatch.org/ Uranium Watch] - a Urah / USA based information service on Uranium
 
* [http://uraniumwatch.org/ Uranium Watch] - a Urah / USA based information service on Uranium
  
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=== Materials ===
 
=== Materials ===
 
* [http://www.ausgestrahlt.de/fileadmin/user_upload/luki/der-schmutzige-atombrennstoff.pdf Der schmutzige Atombrennstoff] <small><small>German</small></small>
 
* [http://www.ausgestrahlt.de/fileadmin/user_upload/luki/der-schmutzige-atombrennstoff.pdf Der schmutzige Atombrennstoff] <small><small>German</small></small>
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* [http://nukingtheclimate.com/index.php/lang/en Nuking The Climate] ''- Movie about uranium mining'' <small><small>English/German</small></small>
  
  

Revision as of 21:33, 15 September 2009

Uranium Reserves

The world's biggest uranium reserves are currently located in Canada, Australia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Niger, Namibia, and Uzbekistan.[1]

In Europe today no uranium is mined apart from small amounts in the Czech Republic and Romania.[1]


Closed Uranium Mines

  • Former GDR: Wismut[1]
    • was the 3rd biggest uranium producer in the world until 1990
  • Former FRG: Menzenschwand[1]
    • located in the Schwarzwald in Western Germany - was a very small uranium mine until 1991
  • France:[1]
    • 210 uranium mines have been closed until 2001


Information

  • WISE Uranium Project - WISE Uranium Project is part of World Information Service on Energy. It covers the health and environmental impacts of nuclear fuel production
  • uranium network English/German
  • Uranium Watch - a Urah / USA based information service on Uranium

Local Resistance

Materials


  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 .ausgestrahlt: Der schmutzige Atom-Brennstoff. Fragen und Antworten zur Herkunft des Urans. Mai 2009
    http://www.ausgestrahlt.de/fileadmin/user_upload/luki/der-schmutzige-atombrennstoff.pdf